Court No. - 52
Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 10226 of 2018 Applicant :- Awadhpal And 8 Others Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Another Counsel for Applicant :- Narayan Singh(Kushwaha) Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.
Hon'ble Rajul Bhargava,J.
Heard learned counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. for the State.
The instant application under Section 482, Cr.P.C. has been filed by the applicants for quashing the entire proceeding of Criminal Case No.2678 of 2016 (State Vs. Awadhpal and others) under Section 171F, 332, 353, 147, 148, 149 I.P.C. and under Section 134, 135B of the Representation of People Act, Police Station Aliganj, pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Court No. 18, Etah, District Etah as well as impugned Charge Sheet No. 285 of 2015 dated 16.11.2015 filed by the Investigating Officer arising out of Case Crime No. 709 of 2015 under Section 171F, 332, 353, 147, 148, 149 I.P.C. and under Section 134, 135B, the Representation of the People Act, Police Station Aliganj, District Etah.
The contention of the counsel for the applicants is that no offence against the applicants is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purposes of harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention.
From the perusal of the material on record and looking into the facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the applicants. All the submission made at the bar relates to the disputed question of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court in exercise of power conferred under Section 482 Cr.P.C. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P.Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. The disputed defence of the accused cannot be considered at this stage. Moreover, the applicant has got a right of discharge under Section 239 or 227/228 or 245 Cr.P.C. as the case may be through a proper application for the said purpose and he is free to take all the submissions in the said discharge application before the Trial Court.
The prayer for quashing the proceedings of charge sheet is refused.
However, it is provided that if the applicants appear and surrender before the court below within 30 days from today and apply for bail, then the bail application of the applicants be considered and decided in view of the settled law laid by this Court in the case of Amrawati and another Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2004 (57) ALR 290 as well as judgment passed by Hon'ble Apex Court reported in 2009 (3) ADJ 322 (SC) Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh Vs. State of U.P.
For a period of 45 days from today or till the disposal of the application for grant of bail whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicants. However, in case, the applicants do not appear before the Court below within the aforesaid period, coercive action shall be taken against them.
With the aforesaid directions, this application is finally disposed of.
Order Date :- 29.3.2018 Ram Murti